Proposed cuts to federal transportation across the country would undoubtedly adversely affect Bay Area local services such as Caltrain, BART and AC Transit. Even though the U.S. House of Representatives is working on a bill that could cut up to 34 percent of federal funding to public transportation, Senator Barbara Read More…
As a new school year begins in the East Bay, a new effort to make riding the bus more convenient for students and families is underway. AC Transit made small adjustments — which took effect Sunday — to better coordinate bus schedules with the start of the school day, according Read More…
In an attempt to involve the public more in its decision-making, AC Transit is conducting a public survey as part of its ongoing search for a new general manager. The survey, which will be available online until Sept. 9, is designed to help the AC Transit Board of Directors recruit a Read More…
The AC Transit Board of Directors announced on Friday that it had reached a collective bargaining agreement with three employee groups, resulting in more than $7 million in savings. The decision will result in the groups contributing 10 percent of the cost of their monthly medical and dental insurance premiums Read More…
The AC Transit District announced Tuesday that it has balanced its budget following a series of cost-cutting decisions made by the district’s board of directors over the past year. In the face of decreasing state funding and the state’s overall ailing economy, recent decisions made by the board include the Read More…